FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Democrats Pass Bill Targeting ICE, but the Supremacy Clause Makes It Unconstitutional
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/opinion-illinois-democrats-pass-bill-targeting-ice-but-the-supremacy-clause-makes-it-unconstitutional.html
— Illinois Democrats Declare War on ICE — New Law Shields Illegal Aliens, Not Citizens
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/illinois-democrats-declare-war-on-ice-new-law-shields-illegal-aliens-not-citizens.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the early hours of Friday morning, Illinois Democrats pushed through one of the most extreme immigration bills in the country – a sweeping measure designed to block federal immigration enforcement and further cement Illinois’ status as a sanctuary state. The bill, House Bill 1312, passed after hours of emotional speeches according to Politico, from Democratic lawmakers, many of whom compared federal immigration agents to kidnappers and slave catchers. The legislation, which Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign, designates “safe zones” around schools, hospitals, and courthouses, and allows individuals to sue immigration officers for alleged violations of their “constitutional rights,” including false imprisonment or unlawful detention. “This bill is a statement on behalf of the legislature to say that what ICE is doing is unacceptable,” declared State Sen. Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago), one of the bill’s lead sponsors. Under the new law, federal immigration officers will face punitive damages if they conceal their identities, fail to wear body cameras, or use unmarked or out-of-state vehicles while conducting enforcement operations. It also prohibits civil immigration arrests inside courthouses or within 1,000 feet of them – effectively creating sanctuary zones where federal law cannot be enforced. Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) delivered a dramatic speech before the final vote, claiming to be “distraught and frightened” by federal enforcement actions. “I never thought I’d live in a world where masked federal employees, brandishing military-style weapons, would jump out of unmarked vans to kidnap and disappear people — U.S. citizens,” Harmon said. He alleged that federal agents are “targeting residents who look like” several Hispanic senators. House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Hillside) went even further, comparing the legislation to the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. “History will judge our actions in this moment, just as it did our predecessors,” he said. While Democrats framed the bill as a moral stand, critics say it is an outrageous attack on federal law enforcement and a dangerous invitation for lawlessness. By turning schools, hospitals, and courthouses into “safe zones” for illegal immigrants, Illinois Democrats have essentially declared that federal immigration law doesn’t apply here. For the last few years, Illinois families have watched as Democrats diverted billions of taxpayer dollars toward programs for illegal aliens – including free health care for noncitizens – while law-abiding residents struggle to pay their bills and access quality care. Under Gov. Pritzker, Illinois became the first state in the nation to offer free health insurance to undocumented immigrants aged 42 and older – a program that has ballooned in cost to more than a billion dollars. Now, with HB 1312, Democrats are doubling down on policies that reward those who break the law and punish those who enforce it. At a time when violent crime and drug trafficking are surging across the state, Illinois lawmakers are focused not on protecting citizens, but on shielding illegal immigrants from federal agents. With this legislation, Illinois Democrats have made their priorities clear: illegal aliens first, law-abiding citizens last. The message to working families could not be clearer – if you play by the rules, you’re on your own. But if you break the law, the state will protect you, fund you, and even help you sue the federal agents trying to uphold justice. As Gov. Pritzker prepares to sign HB 1312, Illinois continues to lead the nation not in economic growth, education, or public safety – but in radical policies that undermine the rule of law and reward illegal behavior. For a party that claims to defend democracy, Democrats in Illinois seem determined to dismantle it, one sanctuary bill at a time.)
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Senate Passes Suicide Bill at 3 AM
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/illinois-senate-passes-suicide-bill-at-2-am/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Motorists Get the Shaft in Democrats’ Mass Transit Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/motorists-get-the-shaft-in-democrats/
— GOP State Reps. Draw Opposition
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/gop-state-reps-draw-opposition/
— What Is the Tribune Missing in This Headline about the Middle of the Night Passage of a Mass Transit Bailout?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/what-is-the-tribune-missing-in-this-headline-about-the-middle-of-the-night-passage-of-a-mass-transit-bailout/
— Soy Bean Farmers Probably Pleased with Trump’s Deal with China
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/soy-bean-farmers-probably-pleased-with-trumps-deal-with-china/
— Sue Ness Reveals Number of Petition Signatures
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/sue-ness-reveals-number-of-petition-signatures/
— Cheaper Phone Calls for Prisoners
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/cheaper-phone-calls-for-prisoners/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Evanston mayor Biss’ message to ICE: ‘Get the hell out’
https://wgntv.com/evanston/evanston-leaders-to-address-recent-federal-agent-activity/
FOX32
— Biss tells ICE to ‘get the hell out of our city’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-border-patrol-activity-evanston-sparks-crash-arrests-outrage-from-city-leaders
— Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/federal-judge-rules-trump-cant-require-citizenship-proof-federal-voting-form
— Lawsuit alleges disturbing conditions at Broadview ICE facility
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lawsuit-details-disturbing-conditions-at-broadview-ice-facility
— Durbin meets with Little Village students
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/durbin-meets-little-village-students-after-peaceful-protest
ABC7
— Federal agents detain 2 after allegedly causing crash near Evanston elementary school
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-evanston-today-news-cook-county-officials-speak-federal-immigration-agents-reportedly-area-halloween/18095995/
— Federal agents detain multiple people on Northwest Side
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-federal-agents-detain-people-irving-park-albany-push-ald-rossana-rodriguez-sanchez-halloween-2025/18096451/
— USPS worker pushed to ground trying to intervene in suburban immigration arrest
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-postal-service-worker-pushed-ground-trying-intervene-arlington-heights-immigration-arrest-landscaper-video/18096836/
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-snap-benefits-november-halt-paying-forward-founder-determined-provide-free-food-despite-own-struggles/18096717/
— Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on federal voting form
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-cant-require-citizenship-proof-federal-voting-form-judge-rules/18096450/
NBC5
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/where-to-find-food-assistance-amid-pause-in-federal-food-aid-snap-benefits/3846079/
CBS2
— Little Village hosts safe space for trick-or-treaters amid immigration raids in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/little-village-halloween-safe-space-trick-or-treating-immigration-raids/
WTTW
— Chicago Must Regulate Intoxicating Hemp to Protect Kids
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/31/chicago-must-regulate-intoxicating-hemp-protect-kids-city-s-top-doctor
WBEZ
— Immigrants power kitchens, chefs say. So a Chicago group is raising money for their protection. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male who held that job.
https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2025/10/31/tiger-moon-market-fundraiser-immigrants-chicago-restaurants-kitchens
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lakeview resident calls on CPD to investigate federal agents for immigration raid on his property
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/lakeview-resident-cpd-arrest-federal-agents-immigration-raid/
— Legislature sets stage for Illinois to become a ‘right-to-die’ state as bill narrowly passes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/illinois-doctor-assisted-death-legislation/
— DD: Democrat leaders always promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/new-pentagon-policy-trans-troops-military/
— Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/air-traffic-controller-shortages-shutdown/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker makes a Halloween stop in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. The governor passed out candy to children to allay fears trick-or-treating children might have about ICE agents in their neighborhoods.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/10/31/gov-jb-pritzker-halloween-stop-little-village-ice-operation-midway-blitz
— Bovino’s daily meetings with judge would infringe on separation of powers, appeals court says. The appellate court only undid an order requiring Greg Bovino to appear in court every weeknight. It left intact other orders, including that he obtain a body-worn camera.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/31/bovinos-daily-meetings-with-judge-would-infringe-on-separation-of-powers-appeals-court-says
— Broadview ICE facility a ‘black box’ where immigrants denied access to lawyers, medicine, lawsuit claims. The ACLU of Illinois and others ask a federal judge to intervene against “inhumane” conditions. Federal immigration officials say claims that there are “subprime conditions at the Broadview ICE facility are false.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/31/advocates-allege-inhumane-conditions-at-chicago-area-ice-facility-in-new-lawsuit
— ICE’s powerful facial recognition tech
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/10/31/border-patrol-ice-illinois-chicago-trump-johnson-pritzker-bovino
— ICE has powerful facial recognition app Illinois cops are barred from using — with little apparent oversight
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/10/31/ice-trump-facial-recognition-clearview-police-oversight
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10/30/south-suburban-food-pantry-draws-hundreds-as-snap-cutoff-looms
DAILY HERALD
— Lawmakers approve $1.5 billion transit funding package with 45 cent toll increase
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251031/transportation/lawmakers-approve-1-5-billion-transit-funding-package-with-45-cent-toll-increase/
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251031/news/overwhelmed-already-food-banks-pantries-carry-on-with-snap-emergency-plans/
STATELINE
— Cannabis use boosts tobacco addiction risk in young Americans
https://www.mystateline.com/news/cannabis-use-may-boost-tobacco-addiction-risk-in-young-americans-study-finds/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Heritage Foundation head defends Tucker Carlson for hosting white nationalist with antisemitic views. DD: While I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, I invited speakers at 78 of its events during that time. I should list all those who spoke at those events. My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who spoke at those events.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-heritage-foundation-head-defends-tucker-carlson-for-hosting-white-nationalist-with-antisemitic-views/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— ICE comes to southern Illinois
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/they-are-literally-targeting-people-ice-comes-to-southern-illinois/amp/
ILLINOIS
— Candidate List
https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/CandidateList.aspx?ElectionID=Z2J%2fvYpKX8w%3d&Status=P2wRQXkiFoo%3d&BallotGroup=4HJalchPb4g%3d&QueryType=xF443FTCAJbIL3atac%2fUjEg7Y4yklgT1
DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Prepares SNAP Response. Beginning on Nov. 1, more than 67,000 DuPage County residents who rely on SNAP to buy groceries could be affected.
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_board/dupage_county_snap_response_1560.php
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— As ICE Targets Home Depot Stores, Advocates Say Company Is Failing To Protect Day Laborers. Federal agents have frequently detained people around Home Depot stores in the Chicago area. Organizers and neighbors are calling on the company to “keep ICE out” with planned vigils and calls for a boycott.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/why-is-ice-targeting-so-many-home-depots-advocates-say-store-is-failing-to-protect-day-laborers/
— ‘Terrified’ Chicagoans Join Illinois Dems In Calling For Probe Into Homeland Security’s Tactics. During a Friday news conference at City Hall, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said federal immigration agents have “blatantly violated the rights of Chicagoans since they arrived in our city.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/terrified-chicagoans-join-illinois-dems-in-calling-for-investigation-into-homeland-securitys-tactics-here/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-415/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN THINKER
— No Substitute for Defeating Evil
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/10/no_substitute_for_defeating_evil.html
— Today’s Democrats are as dangerous as 1861’s Copperhead Democrats
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/10/today_s_democrats_are_as_dangerous_as_1861_s_copperhead_democrats.html
BREITBART
— FBI Begins Arresting and Charging Violent Anti-ICE Harassers
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2025/10/30/fbi-begins-arresting-and-charging-violent-anti-ice-harassers/
— Democrats Have Become the Party of the Rich, Elites
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/31/exclusive-realignment-in-depth-analysis-reveals-how-democrats-have-become-the-party-of-the-rich-elites/
— Shutdown Has Already Cost Nearly $10 Billion in Pay for Non-Essential Workers to Stay Home. DD: So far, my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to retire has cost the Civil Service Retirement System $1.9 million in today’s dollars.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/10/30/exclusive-ernst-shutdown-has-already-cost-nearly-10-billion-in-pay-for-non-essential-workers-to-stay-home/
FEDERALIST
— California, D.C., Illinois, Washington, Colorado, and Oregon Handed Out $1.4B In Federal Medicaid Funding To Illegals
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/31/5-states-handed-out-1-4b-in-federal-medicaid-funding-to-illegals/
FOX NEWS
— Former acting ICE director blasts Pritzker’s ‘irresponsible’ move, says Dems’ ‘safe zones’ are a federal felony
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6384374993112
NEWSMAX
— Noem Denies Pritzker: ICE Will Be Out on Halloween
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/kristi-noem-jb-pritzker-ice/2025/10/30/id/1232620/
— Democrats Put Illegals Before Citizens
https://www.newsmax.com/us/joe-gruters-gop-shutdown/2025/10/31/id/1232748/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker, US lawmakers condemn ‘Broadview 6’ indictment over ICE protest
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5582331-pritzker-johnson-defend-broadview-six/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Advocates allege ‘inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility in new lawsuit
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-ice-immigration-broadview-lawsuit-4d9b14a2ed8e28d7a4b75e42bdd7ca8a
NEW YORK TIMES
— Immigration Agents Clash With Chicago-Area Residents on Halloween. The state’s governor had called for a pause in the federal immigration crackdown over the Halloween weekend, citing concerns for children’s safety.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/us/politics/chicago-ice-immigration-agents.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Advocates Sue Feds Over ‘Dire’ Conditions at Chicago-Area Immigration Facility. Broadview facility is a ‘black hole’ where federal officials act with impunity, advocates allege.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-administration-sued-over-dire-conditions-at-chicago-area-immigration-facility-bfa708d5
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October 30, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DHS Secretary Noem rejects Gov. Pritzker’s calls for pause in immigration operations over Halloween. Illinois lawmakers pushing ahead with legislation to curb illegal ICE activity. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call everything that ICE does illegal.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-immigration-operations-dhs-secretary-kristi-noem-speak-gary-indiana-thursday/18089639/
— Pritzker signs order supporting Illinois residents who rely on SNAP benefits. Nearly two million people in Illinois use SNAP benefits. DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will be on SNAP.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/snap-food-aid-shutdown-governor-jb-pritzker-sign-order-supporting-illinois-residents-rely-benefits/18089802/
— DD: The Democrat news media can and does turn Americans against just about everything that Trump does or does not do.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/americans-largely-oppose-trump-tearing-down-white-house-east-wing-ballroom-poll/18090583/
NBC5
— Noem reacts to Pritzker request to pause immigration enforcement for Halloween. Pritzker asked feds to pause enforcement for the weekend, but federal officials have indicated no intention to do so.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/noem-reacts-to-pritzker-request-to-pause-immigration-enforcement-for-halloween/3845735/
— Suburban food pantries step up operations as SNAP benefits paused. Some restaurants are also offering free meals to SNAP holders as those benefits are paused this weekend. DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will be on SNAP.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/suburban-food-pantries-step-up-operations-as-snap-benefits-paused/3845691/
CBS2
— Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino sits for deposition over agency’s actions in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/border-patrol-cmdr-gregory-bovino-deposition-chicago/
— Kristi Noem providing update on “Operation Midway Blitz” in Gary, Indiana
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/kristi-noem-midway-blitz-gary-indiana/
FOX32
— Request denied for immigration operations pause during Halloween in Illinois
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/request-denied-immigration-operations-pause-during-halloween-illinois
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders use Halloween to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/30/chicagoans-come-together-help-kids-feel-safe-celebrating-halloween-amid-immigration
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/30/pritzker-denounces-ramped-aggressive-immigration-enforcement-raids-calls-federal-agents
WBEZ
— DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will be on SNAP.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/10/30/snap-government-shutdown-november-1-food-pantries-hunger-medicaid-republicans-democrats-trump
— Illinois grad rate hits new high even as ACT scores lag and students continue to miss class. DD: My critics/opponents have always used my low ACT score of 24 against me. I spent far too many hours washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights instead of studying. I used the money that I earned to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/10/30/illinois-test-scores-state-report-card-graduation-rate-absenteeism-chicago-public-schools
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago Public Schools, where graduation rates have also climbed, had a particularly low average ACT score. It was 15.1 in English Language Arts and 15.8 in math. That was down from a composite score of 18.4 in 2016. Nationally, the average ACT composite score was 19.4 this year.)
— DHS has arrested people filming their agents, and Sens. Duckworth, Durbin say those arrests must stop. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the senators demand that she keep federal agents from arresting people who are simply exercising “a core First Amendment right.” DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote obstruction of justice.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/30/dhs-kristi-noem-tammy-duckworth-dick-durbin-ice-agents-filming-arrests
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kristi Noem, Gov. Mike Braun talk ICE, ISP partnership in Gary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/kristi-noem-gov-mike-braun-talk-ice-isp-partnership-in-gary/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote obstruction of justice.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/pepper-spray-immigration-aurora/
— Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US. It’ll be mostly white South Africans. DD: White South Africans should be advised that Democrats will do everything that they can to destroy them.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/trump-sets-7500-annual-limit-for-refugees-entering-us-itll-be-mostly-white-south-africans/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will be on SNAP.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/10/29/where-to-find-chicago-area-food-pantries-if-snap-goes-away
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/10/30/department-of-labor-donald-trump-memes-social-media
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Board members balk at clerk’s request for more funding
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251030/local-politics/dupage-county-board-members-balk-at-clerks-request-for-more-funding/
— Suspects fleeing immigration officials caught entering Warren High School in Gurnee
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251030/crime/suspects-fleeing-immigration-officials-caught-entering-warren-high-school-in-gurnee/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois treasurer pledges $50M for loans to unpaid federal workers during shutdown. DD: I was a federal worker for almost 30 years. Federal workers have always been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid and that their benefits are far too generous.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-treasurer-pledges-50m-for-loans-to-unpaid-federal-workers-during-shutdown
WRTV
— DHS announces arrest of 146 truck drivers on northwest Indiana highways
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/dhs-announces-arrest-of-146-truck-drivers-on-northwest-indiana-highways
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Cost of marketplace health plans to soar in 2026. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health care insurance premiums since 1966 and paying 72% of my wife’s health care insurance premiums since 1978 helped me endure my Democrat superiors wasting my career, taking many big adverse actions against me, and forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.stlpr.org/health-science-environment/2025-10-30/marketplace-health-plan-costs-soar-2026-illinois-hit-hard
ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Politico Ducks ICE Resolution Vote. The DuPage County Board majority condemned the federal agency’s actions.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-politico-ducks-ice-resolution-vote
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois school report card continues to show wide achievement gaps
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-school-report-card-continues-to-show-wide-achievement-gaps/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2025 report card shows more than half of all students (52.4%) scored proficient or better on English language arts exams, but only 38% met grade-level proficiency standards for math.)
ILLINOIS
— Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Announces $50 Million Loan Program to Help Federal Workers During Shutdown. DD: I was a federal worker for almost 30 years. Federal workers have always been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid and that their benefits are far too generous.
https://www.illinois.gov/news/release.html?releaseid=31861
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-414/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— How the Crystal Lake Park District Intends to Spend the Four Cent Tax Rate the Legislature Did Not Put Under the Property Tax Cap
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/30/how-the-crystal-lake-park-district-intends-to-spend-the-four-cent-tax-rate-the-legislature-did-not-put-under-the-property-tax-cap/
— McLaughlin Slams Dem’s Energy Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/30/mclaughlin-slams-dems-energy-bill/
— State Treasurer Offers Low/No Interest Loans to Federal Employees
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/30/state-treasurer-offers-low-no-interest-loans-to-federal-employees/
— Denial of Federal Disaster Aid Could Be Appealed, If Those Who Didn’t Report Damage Do So
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/30/denial-of-federal-disaster-aid-could-be-appealed-if-those-who-didnt-report-damage-do-so/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— An Illinois wealth tax would be a legal disaster.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/an-illinois-wealth-tax-would-be-a-legal-disaster/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Staffing shortage at Reagan National affects senators trying to fly home amid shutdown impasse. DD: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, I often used the Reagan for job meetings and training in DC.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/30/staffing-shortage-reagan-national-affects-senators-trying-fly-home/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liberals are all mean girls now
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3869731/liberals-are-all-mean-girls-now/
NEW YORK POST
— DHS will no longer automatically renew work permits for migrants
https://nypost.com/2025/10/30/us-news/dhs-will-no-longer-automatically-renew-work-permits-for-immigrants/
BREITBART
— Ignored Officers in Democrat Cities Fed Up with Illegals Getting Billions in Funds
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/30/police-group-ignored-officers-democrat-cities-fed-up-illegals-getting-billions-funds/
DAILY CALLER
— Ed Dept To End Loan Forgiveness For Orgs Who Want To Trans Kids, Aid Illegals
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/30/ed-dept-to-end-loan-forgiveness-for-orgs-who-want-to-trans-kids-aid-illegals/
FOX NEWS
— ‘Gen Z’ Dem candidate charged with interfering with ICE posted video of herself in mob blocking unmarked SUV. Kat Abughazaleh faces federal charges of conspiracy and impeding federal officers during September protest.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/gen-z-dem-candidate-charged-interfering-ice-posted-video-herself-mob-blocking-unmarked-suv
HOMELAND SECURITY
— Secretary Noem Highlights More than 140 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers Arrested During Operation Midway Blitz. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens if they could have.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/10/30/secretary-noem-highlights-more-140-illegal-alien-truck-drivers-arrested-during
NEWSMAX
— Drastically Shrink Govt, or Keep it Shutdown
https://www.newsmax.com/ericgolub/butler-democrats-scalise/2025/10/30/id/1232521/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders blame Trump for their shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-government-shutdown-news-10-30-25
MSNBC
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens if they could have.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jd-vance-makes-clear-conservative-event-s-legal-immigration-rcna240763
NEW YORK TIMES
— After Charlie Kirk’s Death, Brilyn Hollyhand Steps Into the Ring
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/style/brilyn-hollyhand-charlie-kirk-young-republicans.html
— DD: Democrat leaders blame Trump for their shutdown
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us/politics/democrats-republicans-shutdown-impasse.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders blame Trump for their shutdown
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/30/trump-shutdown-blame-poll/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Federal Reserve to Reduce Bank Supervision Staff by 30%. DD: I worked on audits of bank supervision for 10 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/federal-reserve-to-reduce-bank-supervision-staff-by-30-84fcd65f
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: Democrat leaders blame Trump for their shutdown
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/10/shutdown-double-whammy-snap-food-benefits-ending-and-federal-workers-go-unpaid/409160/?oref=ge-featured-river-secondary
BUZZFEED
— 14 Jobs That Are Shockingly Underpaid, And 7 Jobs That Are Very, Very Overpaid. DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. Federal employees have always been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid and that their benefits are far too generous. In today’s dollars, when I was 49 years old in 1997, my GAO GS-13 Step 10 salary was $153,151/year. But to get that salary, I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that. I had earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I had earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I had earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/lizmrichardson/most-overpaid-jobs-underpaid-jobs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: OVERPAID: “Government employees. I live in the DC area. The Government offices here are very top-heavy (over GS-13 and GS-14), and so many staff members make over six figures for very little responsibility. In many offices, people get into work anytime between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., but they all leave between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. On Fridays, they sometimes just all leave after lunch.”)
PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders blame Trump for their shutdown
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/medicare-patients-go-without-needed-treatment-as-government-shutdown-disrupts-telehealth
AXIOS
— DD: I was a federal worker for almost 30 years. Federal workers have always been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid and that their benefits are far too generous.
https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/10/30/government-shutdown-free-food-federal-workers-snap
October 26, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Naperville is the second-safest city in the United States for kids going trick-or-treating this Halloween. DD: Yesterday, Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville hosted an outstanding major Halloween event for children of its unit owners and their friends. 40 unit owners opened their doors. The event drew more than 400 children.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pair-of-chicago-suburbs-among-safest-cities-in-u-s-for-trick-or-treating/3843733/
CBS2
— Federal agents break car window, detain 2 people during traffic stop in Addison
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/2-people-detained-by-federal-agents-during-traffic-stop-addison/
— Federal agents deploy tear gas, detain delivery worker in separate operations on Northwest Side
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-agents-deploy-tear-gas-detain-delivery-worker-northwest-side/
— Federal food aid will not go out starting Nov. 1 amid government shutdown. DD: What percent depend on federal food aid in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-food-aid-govenrment-shutdown/
— Demonstrators face off with federal agents at hospital in Aurora
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/demonstrators-face-off-with-federal-agents-at-hospital-in-aurora-illinois/
WGN9
— SNAP funding expiration set to hit 40 million people. DD: What percent depend on federal food aid in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/snap-funding-expiration-set-to-hit-40-million-people/
FOX32
— Outrage after federal agents use tear gas just before Halloween parade in Old Irving Park
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/outrage-after-federal-agents-use-tear-gas-just-before-halloween-parade-old-irving-park
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1. DD: What percent depend on federal food aid in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/26/trump-administration-federal-food-aid-nov-1/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump makes the war on drugs a reality
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/26/trump-makes-war-drugs-reality-boat-strikes/
— Senators demand answers as Trump expands campaign against drug cartels
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/26/senators-demand-answers-trump-expands-military-campaign-drug-cartels/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats try to keep up with Republicans in national redistricting war
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/3863824/democrats-try-to-keep-up-with-republicans-in-national-redistricting-war/
NEW YORK POST
— How Democrats threw a government shutdown and no one cared
https://nypost.com/2025/10/26/opinion/how-democrats-threw-a-government-shutdown-and-no-one-cared/
— It’s Cuomo or catastrophe for New York
https://nypost.com/2025/10/26/opinion/its-cuomo-or-catastrophe-for-new-york/
BREITBART
— America Will Have More Zohran Mamdanis if We Do Not Secure Border, Send Illegal Aliens Back
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/26/exclusive-nate-morris-america-will-have-more-zohran-mamdanis-if-we-do-not-secure-border-send-illegal-aliens-back/
DAILY CALLER
— Republican lawmakers are pushing for permanent fixes to address the startling number of illegal migrant truckers wreaking havoc on American highways. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/26/gop-locking-in-on-truck-driver-crackdown/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Predominance of One Demographic at ‘No Kings’ Protests
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/10/expert-notes-the-predominance-of-one-demographic-at-no-kings-protests-draws-an-amusing-conclusion/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSNBC
— Frustrations rise as federal workers miss first full paycheck of government shutdown. DD: I was a federal worker for almost 30 years. My critics/opponents always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid and that my benefits were far too generous.
https://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex-witt/watch/frustrations-rise-as-federal-workers-miss-first-full-paycheck-of-government-shutdown-250633797991
MSN
— There’s a war on the bachelor’s degree. Can anything replace it? DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970, I would not have been able to a) earn an MBA in 1976, b) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or e) become a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/ar-AA1PaQoQ
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ever since the government began tracking the share of the American population with a bachelor’s degree, that figure has grown. At last count, about 2 million people across the country were receiving one each year. But a loose-knit movement has emerged that wants to dramatically reduce the number of these degrees issued by U.S. colleges and universities. Republican politicians and conservative firebrands have made that goal explicit. Christopher Rufo, whose ideas have been a driving force behind the Trump administration’s assault on higher education, told the Wall Street Journal that he wants to see the number of Americans enrolling in four-year colleges cut in half. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has said Americans should be rethinking the role of a four-year degree in American life — perhaps reserving it to train people for a small number of professions. The message is also coming from elsewhere. Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, which is strongly aligned with Democrats, urged New York Times readers to “stop trying to make everyone go to college.” During her presidential campaign, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris said that if elected, she would get rid of any unnecessary degree requirements for federal jobs. And it’s not just rhetoric. Congress recently opened up more government funding for students who want to pursue very short-term programs. In its settlement with the White House, Brown University agreed to pay $50 million to workforce-development organizations. President Donald Trump has said he’d like an agreement with Harvard University to include funding for trade schools. In a document laying out their workforce strategy, Trump administration officials said “the ‘college for all approach’ has failed” and pledged to use the might of the government and its funds to bolster alternatives. A growing number of colleges and universities are looking to appeal to those who doubt the value of a traditional bachelor’s degree by offering three-year programs. In a perhaps more subtle attack on college-going, changes coming from the Republican megabill passed this summer will, for many people, make student loans harder to repay. The war on the bachelor’s degree is the culmination of a broad skepticism of higher education that has been building for years. Factors like rising student debt and high-profile examples of people becoming successful without a degree have helped fuel questions about the value that colleges and universities deliver. Peter Thiel, the prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist, has been paying high-achieving kids to skip college through his fellowship program since 2011. There’s reason to be concerned. About half of students who earn a bachelor’s degree from a public or private nonprofit four-year college use debt to finance it, borrowing roughly $30,000 on average, according to the College Board. That’s manageable if you have a job, but the unemployment rate for young college graduates is the highest it’s been in more than a decade, outside of the pandemic, and colleges broadly don’t appear equipped to prepare students for a labor market powered by artificial intelligence. Still, the proponents of tearing down the bachelor degree from its prominent role in American life offer few viable substitutes that can be applied broadly today, experts say. The absence of widely available good alternatives to achieving financial stability means a bachelor’s degree remains the best shot at a decent financial life for many Americans. In the next seven years, the U.S. will need 4.5 million more workers with at least a bachelor’s degree, according to Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce. Right now, more than 500,000 students from the top half of their high school class don’t go on to complete a college credential every year, the center found. “All else being equal, getting a bachelor’s degree is still going to be the best return on investment for most students,” said Rajeev Darolia, an economist at the University of Kentucky who is studying the returns for alternatives to the bachelor’s degree like shorter-term programs. “It also leads to potentially more flexible and lucrative career paths.” He added: “What worries me is that we could be diverting students away from investments, longer-term degrees that are likely to have higher returns,” noting that he’s particularly concerned about poorer students being pushed toward the cheaper option.)
AOL
— 15 Highest-Paying Jobs with a Bachelor’s Degree DD: I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. My starting IRS salary in 1971 was $55,850/year in today’s dollars. But my salary was $112,280/year in 1980 in today’s dollars after I earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980.
https://www.aol.com/15-highest-paying-jobs-bachelor-150000628.html
CBS NEWS
— Continued government shutdown could be “devastating” to federal workers. DD: I was a federal worker for almost 30 years. My critics/opponents always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid and that my benefits were far too generous.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/video/continued-government-shutdown-could-be-devastating-to-federal-workers-union-rep-says/
FOX DC
— Federal workers line up for food assistance. DD: I was a federal worker for almost 30 years. My critics/opponents always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid and that my benefits were far too generous.
https://www.fox5dc.com/video/1730138
BLOOMBERG
— Will Foreign MBAs Win or Lose With Trump’s H-1B Reforms? DD: My Democrat IRS superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or younger. My Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me were minority, female, and/or younger than me and they had no master’s degree.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-24/trump-s-h-1b-visa-reforms-will-have-mixed-effect-on-mbas
GREELEY TRIBUNE
— Where are you on the wealth ladder?
https://www.greeleytribune.com/2025/10/26/money-matters-where-are-you-on-the-wealth-ladder/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You begin in the Building the Foundation stage when your net worth is less than your annual salary. . .When your net worth exceeds your annual salary, you reach Early Accumulation. . .At around three times your salary, you enter Rapid Accumulation. . .You reach Financial Independence once your investments equal about seven times your annual spending. . .At 10 times annual spending, you move into Conservation, where work becomes optional depending on age, obligations and access to Social Security or a pension. )
POST GAZETTE
— Is college worth the cost? DD: It certainly was for me. But I spent lots on money for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2025/10/26/is-college-worth-the-cost-universities-work-to-show-the-return-on-investment-of-a-degree/stories/202510260005
NEW REPUBLIC
— DD: What do your critics/opponents use to justify their taking adverse actions against you? My critics/opponents use my refusing to be manipulated or dominated by them, to glorify or paise them, to pander to them, to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, to cover up their wrong doing, and/or to give them money. Consequently, they have their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me. I should write about that.
https://newrepublic.com/article/202187/trump-republican-party-rise-politics-revenge
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— No dual citizens in US Congress: Republican leader’s new bill in ‘America First’ push
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/no-dual-citizens-in-us-congress-republican-leaders-new-bill-in-america-first-push/articleshow/124829573.cms
October 12, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders: What to know about National Guard deployments in other cities after plans stalled in Chicago.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-know-national-guard-deployments-memphis-other-cities-trumps-plans-stalled-chicago-portland/17993154/
FOX32
— Trump plans whirlwind trip to Israel, Egypt before rushing back for Charlie Kirk honor
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-israel-egypt-trip-gaza-peace-deal
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/12/pritzker-vance-national-guard-illinois/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/12/ice-fears-chicago-school-districts/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/12/gov-jb-pritzker-national-guard-trump-levers-of-power/
— Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/12/jd-vance-federal-workers-shutdown/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds deploy tear gas in Albany Park
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/12/ice-chicago-albany-park-tear-gas
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County looks to regulate short-term rental properties with annual fee, inspection
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251012/news/dupage-county-looks-to-regulate-short-term-rental-properties-with-annual-fee-inspection/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders get 400 in Rogers Park to protest ICE
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/12/400-rogers-park-neighbors-rally-after-ice-arrests-4-including-tamale-vendor/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
TED DABROWSKI
— Celebrate Columbus Day, reject those who try to divide us
https://mailchi.mp/tedforillinois/colombusday-323?e=c4ad197eda
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lakewood Plans Affordable Housing Near Intersection of Routes 47 and 176 In Woodstock School District 200
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/12/lakewood-plans-affordable-housing-near-intersection-of-routes-47-and-176-in-woodstock-school-district-200/
— Armed Alleged Antifa Northeastern Illinois Professor Arrested, Homeland Security Press Release That Won’t End Up in the Mainstream Media
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/11/armed-alleged-antifa-professor-arrested/
— A New Finding Concerning Chicago’s Depopulation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/12/a-new-finding-concerning-chicagos-depopulation/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Federal Officials: WGN Producer Arrested for Assaulting ICE Agents, Not for Reporting
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/federal-officials-wgn-producer-arrested-for-allegedly-assaulting-ice-agents-not-for-reporting.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Vance criticizes Pritzker over Chicago violence
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/12/jd-vance-vice-president-criticizes-illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-chicago/
— Neither side flinches as shutdown pain intensifies, thousands of federal workers lose their jobs
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/12/neither-side-flinches-shutdown-pain-intensifies-thousands-federal/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pritzker says Trump can’t invoke Insurrection Act unless there is ‘rebellion’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3847381/pritzker-trump-insurrection-act-rebellion/
— Europe continues to guzzle Russian gas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3846371/europe-continues-guzzle-russian-gas/
NEW YORK POST
— Spoiled leftists despise Columbus Day— but what they really hate is America
https://nypost.com/2025/10/12/opinion/spoiled-leftists-despise-columbus-but-really-just-hate-america/
— Illinois State Police CONFRONT Aggressive Anti-ICE Protesters in Broadview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbHZgrAfz-c
BLAZE
— PBS tries to destroy notion of black 2-parent households
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/fearless-with-jason-whitlock/black-family
BREITBART
— Illinois State Police Arrest Unlawful Anti-ICE Protesters in Broadview
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/10/12/illinois-state-police-arrest-unlawful-anti-ice-protesters/
DAILY CALLER
— Corporate Fact Checkers Keep Ignoring Key Facts When Denying Dems Want To Give Illegals Free Healthcare
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/12/fact-checkers-wrong-on-migrant-healthcare/
EPOCH TIMES
— The Death of Personal Responsibility. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/the-death-of-personal-responsibility-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-freedom-5917141
FOX NEWS
— Blagojevich: Pritzker ‘doesn’t care’ that citizens are ‘less safe’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382637847112
— IL leadership’s refusal to accept help from Trump admin is out of ‘hatred of the President’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382658981112
JOHNATHAN TURLEY
— Princeton Joins Move Back to Standardized Testing. DD: How has standardized testing impacted you? UIC would not have accepted me in 1966 if I had not gotten an ACT score of 24 and graduated in the upper 20% of my class. The Post Office would not have hired me in 1966 if I had not passed the postal employment examination and earned a high school diploma. Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU. IRS would not have hired me in 1971 if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. GAO would not have hired me in 1980 if I had not earned an MBA from Loyola and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://jonathanturley.org/2025/10/12/princeton-joins-move-back-to-standardized-testing/
NEWSMAX
— Vance: Pritzker Should Pay for Chicago’s Failures
https://www.newsmax.com/us/jd-vance-jb-pritzker-chicago/2025/10/12/id/1230041/
PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Are Quietly Pulling the Plug on Free Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants. DD: For me since 1966, and for my wife and I since 1978, the federal government paying 72% of our healthcare insurance helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to get rid of me.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/10/12/democrats-are-quietly-pulling-the-plug-on-free-healthcare-for-illegal-immigrants-n4944764
TOWNHALL
— Leftist Social Media Is a Cesspool, but One We Must Be Keenly Aware About
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/10/12/sun-vip-reddit-wants-to-kidnap-gop-kids-and-reeducate-them-n2664750
TPUSA
— DHS Purchases Chicago Buildings to Support Operations
https://tpusa.com/live/dhs-purchases-chicago-buildings-to-support-operations/
— University of Chicago Condemns Violence After Professor Charged in Anti-ICE Riot
https://tpusa.com/live/university-of-chicago-condemns-violence-after-professor-charged-in-anti-ice-riot/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5551298-no-kings-protests-what-to-know/
CNN
— Protesters clash with police outside Broadview ICE facility
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/12/us/video/protesters-clash-police-broadview-vrtc
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/12/us/video/protest-clash-broadview-ice-digvid
NEWS NATION
— At least 15 arrested during protests at Broadview ICE facility
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/at-least-15-arrested-protests-broadview-ice-facility/
NBC NEWS
— Vance says Trump is ‘looking at all his options’ as the president threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act. The Insurrection Act would allow the president to deploy the U.S. military domestically for law enforcement purposes.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/vance-trump-options-invoke-insurrection-act-national-guard-rcna237060
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/opinion/mensa-ice-raids-chicago-black-citizens.html
TEXAS TRIBUNE
— Texas GOP censures five lawmakers. DD: I should write about the following who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform: a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/11/texas-gop-srec-censure/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the Texas GOP’s censure rule, lawmakers can be reprimanded for working against the state party’s legislative priorities or the broader principles outlined in the party platform and preamble.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Where Have All the Young Home Buyers Gone? Check the Stock Market. The rent vs. buy debate has taken on new meaning for Gen Z thanks to soaring share prices and more investment options.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/where-have-all-the-young-home-buyers-gone-check-the-stock-market-e79f89ad
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— ICE Broadview Facility Attacked; Dramatic Fighting
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/ice-broadview-facility-attacked-dramatic-fighting-near-chicago-fed-agents-vs-anti-trump-mob/videoshow/124496930.cms
SKY NEWS
— Immigration without assimilation labelled ‘reckless beyond belief’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight assimilation. All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. Their slow assimilation held them back. All my grandparents spoke German. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP1zIhHHpO8
September 24, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase in DuPage County
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250923/news/neighbors-in-need-campaign-seeks-organizations-addressing-hunger-homelessness-and-health-care/
— I have lived in DuPage County since 1978. As conservative-hating Democrats continue to infiltrate, invade, infest, conquer, and destroy DuPage County, a county that conservatives built, they ever-increasingly destroy the county’s conservative history.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-an-opportunity-pausing-revamp-of-dupage-heritage-gallery-could-have-positive/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois has a new top school in the latest U.S. News rankings
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/uchicago-pulls-ahead-northwestern-us-news-ranking
CBS2
— Restaurants in Chicago area Latino communities see drop in sit-down customers amid ICE crackdown. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-ice-enforcement-impact-restaurants-latino-communities/
— Chicago area immigration crackdown impacting local small businesses. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-area-immigration-crackdown-impacting-local-small-businesses/
WQAD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/emergency-rental-utility-assistance-program-moline-illinois-funding/526-1748fa08-dc58-4318-950e-7e9986920d06
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in turning Black pastors against Kirk
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-black-pastors-say-charlie-kirk-is-not-a-martyr-while-decrying-racism-and-political-violence/amp/
IPM NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/immigrants-helped-save-this-illinois-meatpacking-town-trump-cut-hundreds-from-its-workforce/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker’s executive order is about policy, but there’s a hint of politics, too. It allows the governor to make Trump the villain of Illinois’ looming fiscal storm while positioning himself as the steward of stability. At least that’s what Republicans say. House GOP Leader Tony McCombie criticized Pritzker’s action, saying, “Stop passing blame, governor. Illinoisans aren’t buying that recent policy changes in Washington, D.C., are to blame for the decades of Illinois financial mismanagement.” And Senate Republican Leader John Curran criticized Pritzker for “increasing state spending” during the Biden administration. “If he is serious about protecting Illinois’ fiscal solvency, he will start by making the difficult, and sometimes unpopular decisions needed to constrain state spending, reduce taxes, and improve economic opportunity for all Illinoisans, regardless of who is president,” Curran said.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/24/cuts-ordered-amid-trump-fears-00577950
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-597/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— The American Spiritual Revival and the Assassination of Charlie Kirk
https://johnkassnews.com/the-american-spiritual-revival-following-the-assassination-of-charlie-kirk/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Multiple people shot at ICE field office in Dallas
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/multiple-people-shot-ice-field-office-dallas/
— Kimmel denies he was making fun of Kirk assassination. My Democrat GAO superiors denied forcing me to retire.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/jimmy-kimmel-denies-making-fun-charlie-kirk-assassination-abc-return/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ending DEI programs means Americans win and bureaucracy loses
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/3818606/dei-bureaucracy-federal-government-spending/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— President of College Professors Association Falsely Claims Charlie Kirk Assassin Is ‘Right Wing Kid’
https://freebeacon.com/campus/president-of-college-professors-association-falsely-claims-charlie-kirk-assassin-is-right-wing-kid/
NEW YORK POST
— Charlie Kirk’s words are being distorted and weaponized against him — here’s what he really said
https://nypost.com/2025/09/23/us-news/charlie-kirks-words-are-being-distorted-and-weaponized-against-him-heres-what-he-really-said/
— Defiant, emotional Jimmy Kimmel returns to the airwaves as Trump bashes ABC for bringing ‘not funny’ late-night host back
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/us-news/defiant-emotional-jimmy-kimmel-fails-to-apologize-for-charlie-kirk-comments-as-he-returns-to-abcs-airwaves/
— A 1996 law prevented migrants from getting welfare — it’s been ignored for 30 years
https://nypost.com/2025/09/21/opinion/a-1996-law-prevented-migrants-from-getting-welfare-its-been-ignored-for-30-years/
BLAZE
— How Charlie Kirk’s life shows the power of self-education
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/how-charlie-kirks-life-shows-the-power-of-self-education
BREITBART
— Trump Blasts United Nations for ‘Funding an Assault on Western Countries and Borders’ with Mass Migration
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/23/trump-blasts-united-nations-for-funding-an-assault-on-western-countries-and-borders-with-mass-migration/
— Pritzker: There’s a ‘Conspiracy’ of Trump Republicans Who ‘Want to Control Your Life.’ How successful has Pritzker been destroying Republicans in your county, township, municipality, and school district? I should write about Pritzker’s success in destroying Republicans in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/23/pritzker-theres-a-conspiracy-of-trump-republicans-who-want-to-control-your-life/
DAILY CALLER
— Here’s What Radical Leftists Are Telling Themselves After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/24/radical-leftists-online-charlie-kirk-assassination/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Takes Aim at Globalist Agendas in UN Speech. At the United Nations, the U.S president said the U.N.’s mass migration and climate agendas are ruining the free and developed countries.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-takes-aim-at-globalist-agendas-in-un-speech-5919141
FEDERALIST
— Trump Blasts UN For ‘Funding An Assault On Western Countries’
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/23/trump-blasts-un-for-funding-an-assault-on-western-countries/
FOX NEWS
— Mets announcers criticize Cubs player Matt Shaw for leaving team to attend Charlie Kirk’s funeral. Democrats, RINOs, and other anti-conservatives boycott Kirk events.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mets-announcers-criticize-cubs-player-matt-shaw-leaving-team-attend-charlie-kirks-funeral
— ‘YOUR COUNTRIES ARE GOING TO HELL’: Trump has blunt message for UN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COUBREB4Pak
— Trump calls ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel support ‘major illegal campaign contribution’ to Democrats. Major affiliates Nexstar and Sinclair refuse to air show unless demands are met following controversial remarks.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-calls-abcs-jimmy-kimmel-support-major-illegal-campaign-contribution-democrats
PJ MEDIA
— President of University Professors Association Doesn’t Believe His Members Are ‘Partisan’
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2025/09/23/president-of-university-professors-association-doesnt-believe-his-members-are-partisan-n4944006
POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump blasts UN for funding illegal immigration into United States
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-blasts-un-for-funding-illegal-immigration-into-united-states
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DeSantis eyes land in downtown Miami for Trump presidential library
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/desantis-eyes-land-downtown-miami-trump-presidential-library-125852037
NBC NEWS
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charlie-kirk-professor-watchlist-free-speech-college-campus-rcna231448
NEW YORK TIMES
— Conservative-haters celebrate Kimmel’s return
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/23/us/trump-news
PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— Candlelight vigil held for Charlie Kirk in Downtown Pittsburgh
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2025/09/23/candlelight-vigil-pittsburgh-charlie-kirk-log-church-turning-point/stories/202509230080
SPECTRUM NEWS
— Huntington Beach votes to create a Charlie Kirk memorial committee
https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-california/politics/2025/09/24/huntington-beach-votes-to-create-a-charlie-kirk-memorial-committee
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Marco Rubio’s Charlie Kirk Message. The Secretary of State hits political notes the young need to hear.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/marco-rubio-remarks-charlie-kirk-memorial-45e8b22e
— Kimmel Makes Emotional Return to ABC With Trump Barbs, Comments on Kirk Controversy
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/jimmy-kimmel-audience-ushered-into-los-angeles-theater-amid-spectacle-outside-97a59cdc
— Failing Schools Are Why We Need H-1B Visas. The Trump administration risks losing American companies by making it costly to hire foreigners. For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/failing-schools-are-why-we-need-h-1b-visas-6630267c
— What helped make you marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $108,978/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening courses in accounting. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a new 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/dating-money-young-a959ebc0
FORBES
— The Left’s Plan to Keep Control of Public Broadcasting. Donors are swooping in to replace lost federal money. Local stations could end up even more biased.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-lefts-plan-to-keep-control-of-public-broadcasting-20060166
— Kimmel Says Charlie Kirk’s Killer Doesn’t Represent Anyone. According to my critics/opponents, I represent bad conservatives.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/09/24/jimmy-kimmel-returns-says-charlie-kirks-killer-doesnt-represent-anyone-as-he-calls-out-fcc-chair-and-trump/
— Trump Calls Jimmy Kimmel ‘Arm Of…DNC’—Signals He May Sue ABC As Comedian Returns To Air
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/09/24/trump-calls-jimmy-kimmel-arm-ofdnc-signals-he-may-sue-abc-as-comedian-returns-to-air/
— Democrat and RINO employers prefer employees who are citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/trump-s-plan-to-charge-100-000-for-new-h-1b-visas-is-met-with-dismay-by-ceos-who-want-the-world-s-top-talent/ar-AA1N3eAi
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— MLB announcer slams Cubs rookie Matt Shaw for going to Charlie Kirk’s memorial. Democrats, RINOs, and other anti-conservatives boycott Kirk events.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/mlb/article-15127913/Mets-announcer-Cubs-Charlie-Kirk.html
TIMES NOW
— Kimmel Returns With Stinger For Trump In Monologue
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/jimmy-kimmel-returns-monologue-donald-trump-charlie-kirk-apology-article-152884208
TIMES OF INDIA
— Tyler Robinson’s trans partner flees Utah home
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/charlie-kirk-killing-tyler-robinsons-trans-partner-allegedly-flees-utah-home-neighbour-spots-pile-of-mail-outside/articleshow/124083758.cms
— Harvard Business School’s $25M Racial Equity Action Plan ends amid national DEI retrenchment
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/harvard-business-schools-25m-equity-plan-ends-amid-national-dei-retrenchment/articleshow/124080750.cms
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— Where Is Lance Twiggs? Charlie Kirk’s Assassin Tyler Robinson’s Partner Flees Couple’s Utah Home Despite Not Being Charged with Crime
Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby earlier said that Twiggs had been moved to “a safe place far from St. George” and would need to keep a low profile for quite some time.
https://www.ibtimes.sg/where-lance-twiggs-charlie-kirks-assassin-tyler-robinsons-partner-flees-couples-utah-home-81756
September 21, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Charlie Kirk will receive honorary college degree, Hillsdale College president says
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/charlie-kirk-memorial-service-live-updates/17849523/entry/17861820/
NBC5
— Memorial for slain activist Charlie Kirk includes tears, calls for action. President Donald Trump and Erika Kirk, widow of the slain activist, spoke at the event.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/charlie-kirk-memorial-live-updates/3827349/
DAILY HERALD
— Trump officials praise Charlie Kirk’s faith and his mark on the conservative movement
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250921/news/trump-officials-praise-charlie-kirks-faith-and-his-mark-on-the-conservative-movement/
— Charlie Kirk’s free speech, anti-violence legacy
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250920/syndicated-columnists/charlie-kirks-free-speech-anti-violence-legacy/
— Kane County Board Republican’s ‘culture of death’ comments under fire from Democrats, GOP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250921/local-politics/kane-county-board-republicans-culture-of-death-comments-under-fire-from-democrats-gop/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Trump says he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ben Carson
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/trump-says-he-will-award-the-presidential-medal-21059137.php
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump calls Charlie Kirk ‘martyr now for American freedom’ at memorial service
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-09-21/trump-calls-charlie-kirk-martyr-now-for-american-freedom-at-memorial-service
— The Pentagon requires a new pledge for reporters. I have been a reporter for GOPUSA since 2000.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-09-20/the-pentagon-requires-a-new-pledge-for-reporters
WJBC
— Rubio: Charlie Kirk Inspired Movement to Defend America’s Ideals
https://www.wjbc.com/2025/09/21/marco-rubio-charlie-kirk-inspired-movement-to-defend-americas-ideals/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS GOP
— Gmail caught silencing conservatives
https://illinois.gop/news/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rubio celebrates Charlie Kirk’s influence on younger generations: ‘He was bold’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/21/marco-rubio-celebrates-charlie-kirks-influence-younger-generations/
— Democrats and RINOs come to Kimmel’s defense. It would have been great if my Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives had come to my defense when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire. GAO works for Congress.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/21/rand-paul-ky-republican-pans-fcc-chairs-comments-jimmy-kimmel/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump and Musk reunite at Kirk funeral service after bitter feud
https://nypost.com/2025/09/21/us-news/president-trump-elon-musk-reunite-at-charlie-kirk-funeral-service-after-bitter-feud/
— More than 200K mourners flood AZ stadium
https://nypost.com/2025/09/21/us-news/charlie-kirk-funeral-live-updates-photos-from-trump-vance-tributes-and-more/
— Many college students praise Cuba over US, poll shows: ‘American higher education is in trouble’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/21/us-news/many-college-students-praise-cuba-over-us-poll-shows/
— Charlie Kirk funeral hits capacity as 200K people turn out — as President Trump, widow Erika speak of ‘patriot’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/21/us-news/charlie-kirk-funeral-hits-capacity-as-200k-people-turn-out/
FOX NEWS
— Charlie Kirk’s belief in God and the way he ‘defended faith’ impacts scores of young people. Thousands pack Arizona stadium as faith leaders say they believe revival is in the works.
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/charlie-kirks-belief-god-way-he-defended-faith-impacts-scores-young-people
— College campuses aim to add Charlie Kirk statues to their campuses
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6379900342112
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump, Top Officials Mourn Charlie Kirk at Emotional Funeral Service
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-top-officials-mourn-charlie-kirk-at-emotional-funeral-service/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Charlie Kirk’s memorial service: Conservative leaders address massive crowd ahead of Trump’s speech
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/charlie-kirk-funeral-09-21-25?t=1758488646682
— Charlie Kirk’s memorial service: JD Vance addresses massive crowd
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/charlie-kirk-funeral-09-21-25
— Charlie Kirk’s memorial service: Erika Kirk addresses massive crowd
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/charlie-kirk-funeral-09-21-25?t=1758490592991
— Erika Kirk addresses massive crowd
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/charlie-kirk-funeral-09-21-25?t=1758492841378
— President Trump addresses massive crowd at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/charlie-kirk-funeral-09-21-25
NEWSWEEK
— FBI Investigating ‘Possibility of Accomplices’ in Kirk’s Shooting—Patel
https://www.newsweek.com/fbi-investigating-possibility-accomplices-kirks-shooting-patel-2133398
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Lionizes Charlie Kirk and Vilifies the Left at Memorial. Speakers pledged to carry on the conservative political movement founded by Mr. Kirk, who was assassinated this month.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/21/us/charlie-kirk-trump-news
— NYT calls Kirk funeral attendees “right wing.” Attendees include: Trump, Vance, Rubio, Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Gabbard, Noem, Bondi, Stephen Miller, Bongino, Boebert, Rick Scott, Cruz, Gaetz, Carlson, Bannon, Matt Walsh, Loomer, Musk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/politics/republican-right-wing-charlie-kirk-funeral.htmland
— At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity. The memorial reflected the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/politics/at-kirk-service-an-extraordinary-fusion-of-government-and-christianity.html
ABC NEWS
— Vance: We speak for Charlie Kirk ‘louder than ever’
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/jd-vance-speak-charlie-kirk-louder-125798861
— Charlie Kirk remembered as ‘warrior for truth and for freedom’ by Tulsi Gabbard
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/charlie-kirk-remembered-warrior-truth-freedom-tulsi-gabbard-125795831
— ‘I forgive him’ Erika Kirk says of alleged shooter
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/charlie-kirk-memorial-updates-tens-thousands-mourners-expected/?id=125781004
NBC NEWS
— Tucker Carlson speaks at Charlie Kirk Memorial
https://www.youtube.com/@12NewsAZ
— Attendees face tight security at Charlie Kirk memorial service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoIjAQLmBXw
— Donald Trump Jr. gives speech at Charlie Kirk memorial
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/donald-trump-jr-gives-speech-at-charlie-kirk-memorial-248034885629
CBS NEWS
— Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth speak at Charlie Kirk memorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPYAWtcavRY
— Hegseth on Charlie Kirk at his memorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j25McHTppk4
CBS SALT LAKE CITY
— Marco Rubio says every country has offered condolences for Charlie Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdUPNuEPTjc
USA TODAY
— Thousands gather to pay tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Mourners including Elon Musk honored the life of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2025/09/21/thousands-attend-charlie-kirk-funeral-glendale-arizona/86281996007/
FAYETTE OBSERVER
— About 400 people participate in a Charlie Kirk Prayer Walk in Fayetteville.
https://www.fayobserver.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2025/09/21/photos-from-charlie-kirk-prayer-walk-in-fayetteville-nc/86197794007/
FOX SAN DIEGO
— How the $25 minimum wage deal could affect San Diegans. I did not earn $25/hour in today’s dollars until I earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970.
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/san-diego-parking-fees-balboa-park/
KTAR
— Rubio shares his reflections on the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk during the memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFj-sL_pIlk
AXIOS
— Musk and Trump shake hands at Kirk memorial, months after rift
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/21/musk-trump-kirk-memorial
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Stephen Miller: ‘You thought you could kill Charlie Kirk? You have immortalized him, now millions…’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6jq6zwG2Hw
DAILY MAIL
— Trump and Elon Musk put feud aside at Charlie Kirk’s funeral as 200,000 await president’s memorial speech
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15119881/Charlie-Kirk-funeral-memorial-Donald-Trump-live.html
MARCA
— Erika Kirk refuses to seek death penalty for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/2025/09/21/68d038cd268e3e82538b4570.html
September 19, 2025 Evening Edition
ALL EVENTS
— Prayer rally for Charlie Kirk, Sunday, September 21, 7:00 PM, French Market in Wheaton
https://allevents.in/wheaton/wheaton-prayer-rally-charlie-kirk/200028897166429
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— How to watch the Charlie Kirk memorial service
https://abc7chicago.com/post/how-watch-charlie-kirk-memorial-service/17849688/
— 3 arrested as Democrats clash with ICE at Broadview facility. Democrat immigration enforcement protests become campaign opportunity for Democrat politicians running for office.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-protesters-gather-outside-broadview-facility-amid-operation-midway-blitz-immigration-crackdown/17847122/
NBC5
— Wheeling High School releases statement after debate on whether to honor alum Charlie Kirk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wheeling-high-school-releases-statement-after-debate-on-whether-to-honor-alum-charlie-kirk/3826768/
— Tear gas deployed during Democrat protests at suburban ICE facility
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-tear-gas-deployed-during-protests-at-suburban-ice-facility/3826711/
— Tense scene unfolds as Democrat protesters, ICE guards clash outside Broadview immigration facility
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tense-scene-unfolds-as-protesters-ice-guards-clash-outside-broadview-immigration-facility/3826655/
— Lake County Sheriff’s office addresses viral claims of ‘agreements’ with ICE
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lake-county-sheriffs-office-addresses-viral-claims-of-agreements-with-ice/3826775/
CBS2
— Democrats protest outside Broadview ICE facility as federal agents deploy chemicals, drag demonstrators
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-ice-facility-protest-illinois/
— Democrats protest “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration operations underway in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/trump-operation-midway-blitz-immigration-operations-live-updates/
— Democrats decry that more than 400 ICE arrests made in Chicago area operation so far
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/400-ice-arrests-chicago-operation-midway-blitz/
— 4 Democrats detained after clashes with ICE agents in Broadview. What happens next to those arrested?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ice-protests-broadview-arrests-what-happens-next/
WGN9
— Tear gas deployed amid Democrat protest outside suburban ICE processing center
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/tear-gas-deployed-amid-protest-outside-suburban-ice-processing-center/
FOX32
— Senate declares Oct. 14 a ‘National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk’ with unanimous resolution
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/charlie-kirk-national-day-remembrance-october-14
— Democrat Illinois Lt. governor Juliana Stratton rallies with Democrat ICE protesters, says Trump is ‘stomping on the constitution’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/illinois-lt-governor-rallies-ice-125503854.html
— Democrats decry that more than 400 ICE arrests made in Chicago area operation so far
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-than-400-arrests-chicago-area-operation-immigration
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats decry results of Trump’s ICE ‘blitz’ in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/trump-ice-blitz-results/
— Trump signs proclamation imposing $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications. If those who hired me could have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me, they would have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/trump-proclamation-100k-annual-fee-visa-applications/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Seven Illinois Democrats vote no on House resolution honoring Charlie Kirk, reflecting delegation split. The ceremonial resolution, introduced by Speaker Mike Johnson, calls Kirk a “courageous American patriot,” and said his “commitment to civil discussion and debate stood as a model for young Americans across the political spectrum.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/us-house/2025/09/19/us-house-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk-illinois-democrats-split
— Democrat Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watch list. An online database compiled by Turning Point USA, affiliated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, identifies nearly 50 Democrat Illinois college instructors it labels “radical professors.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/19/illinois-professors-watchlist-charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa
— ICE fires chemical agents at Democrat Broadview protest: Live updates. At least two Democrats were arrested after ICE and Border Patrol agents confronted Democrat demonstrators. Democrat protesters said they haven’t seen the Democrats who were arrested since they were taken inside the Broadview processing center.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/ice-agent-broadview-facility-protest-today
DAILY HERALD
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump/Vance/Kirk-hating Trump/Vance/Kirk-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump/Vance/Kirk.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250919/business/more-employers-fire-workers-over-kirk-posts-as-pressure-from-right-mounts/
— Democrats try to block vehicles at key immigration building in suburban Broadview
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250919/news/protesters-try-to-block-vehicles-at-key-immigration-building-in-suburban-broadview/
— Democrats decry that more than 400 arrests made in Chicago area operation so far
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250919/chicago/more-than-400-arrests-made-in-chicago-area-operation-so-far-top-immigration-official-says/
— Democrats decry that ICE targets Chicago police in ramped-up recruitment push
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250919/news/ice-targets-chicago-police-in-ramped-up-recruitment-push/
— ‘More important to do it right’: DuPage County hits pause on revamp of Heritage Gallery. Conservative Republicans created DuPage County’s prosperity and safety. Democrats have successfully invaded, infiltrated, infested, and conquered DuPage County. They are ever-increasingly succeeding in driving conservative Republicans out of DuPage County. When Democrats move, poverty and crime increase.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250919/news/more-important-to-do-it-right-dupage-county-hits-pause-on-revamp-of-heritage-gallery/
— Wheaton rejects cat lounge along Roosevelt Road
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250919/news/wheaton-rejects-cat-lounge-along-roosevelt-road/
WGN RADIO
— Tear gas deployed amid Democrat protest outside suburban ICE processing center near Chicago
https://wgnradio.com/news/tear-gas-deployed-amid-protest-outside-suburban-ice-processing-center-near-chicago/
— Democrats decry that ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area as part of ‘Midway Blitz’
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/ap-more-than-400-arrests-made-in-chicago-area-operation-so-far-top-immigration-official-says/
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Democrats Biss, Abughazaleh, Amiwala confronted by ICE agents at Democrat Broadview ICE protest
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2025/09/19/city/biss-abughazaleh-confronted-by-agents-at-broadway-ice-protest/
RIVER BENDER
— Ted Dabrowski, Republican Candidate for Governor, Shares Views
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/ted-dabrowski-republican-candidate-for-governor-shares-views-86430.cfm
WHEATON PATCH
— City Council Votes Against Zoning Amendment For Cat Lounge On Roosevelt Road. Candle of Hope Foundation had sought the zoning amendment to bring a cat lounge to 923 Roosevelt Rd.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/city-council-votes-against-zoning-amendment-cat-lounge-roosevelt-road
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-386/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— The Leftist Machine That Killed Charlie Finally Has a Worthy Foe
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/09/17/the-leftist-machine-that-killed-charlie-finally-has-a-worthy-foe
— The Left killed Charlie Kirk
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/09/16/the-left-killed-charlie-kirk
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump unveils $1 million Gold Card for world’s wealthiest immigrants
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/19/trump-unveils-1-million-gold-card-worlds-wealthiest-immigrants/
— The radical left’s assassination culture. How can ‘unity’ ever be achieved with them?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/18/radical-lefts-assassination-culture/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ICE agents tear gas Democrat Chicago-area protesters outside detention center
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/3815722/ice-chicago-area-protesters-tear-gas-outside-detention-center/
— The forgotten Trump assassination attempt
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/3815927/forgotten-trump-assassination-attempt-ryan-routh/
DAILY WIRE
— As Democrats Protest, ICE Arrests Illegals ‘Terrorizing American Communities’ “Nothing will slow ICE down from removing criminal illegal aliens …”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-democrats-protest-ice-arrests-illegals-terrorizing-american-communities
FEDERALIST
— Twelfth Grade Math And Reading Scores Are Worse Than Ever, Thanks To ‘Equity.’ Democrats run education in America.
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/19/twelfth-grade-math-and-reading-scores-are-worse-than-ever-thanks-to-equity/
FOX NEWS
— Vance blames Kirk assassination on ‘left-wing political radicalization’ of shooter. From what I see, hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasing hint/imply/argue/shout that Kirk brought it on himself, that is, that he caused his own assassination.
https://www.aol.com/news/jd-vance-blames-kirk-assassination-000035075.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— In anti-ICE Democrat protest, Illinois Democrats tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed by federal agents
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/anti-ice-protest-illinois-democrats-tear-gassed-pepper-sprayed-by-federal-agents-2025-09-19/
NEWSWEEK
— Democrat Candidate for Congress Thrown to the Ground by Alleged ICE Agent outside Broadview Processing Center
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-detention-center-kat-abughazaleh-illinois-democrat-broadview-2132643
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say why Kirk’s funeral is a seminal moment in the modern conservative movement. Kirk’s killing has galvanized and united the conservative movement in a singular way.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/19/charlie-kirk-funeral-unify-republicans-trump-vance/
TIMES UNION
— Democrat Florida federal judge tosses Trump’s $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Trump’s 85-page lawsuit was overly long and full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case. The judge gave Trump 28 days to file an amended complaint that should not exceed 40 pages.
https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/federal-judge-tosses-trump-s-15b-defamation-21057190.php
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat Pritzker, Fighting Republican Trump on Chicago Crime, Posed With Democrat Man Later Accused of Murder. Pritzker has vigorously resisted president’s push to send the National Guard to the Democratic stronghold.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/jb-pritzker-fighting-trump-on-chicago-crime-posed-with-man-later-accused-of-murder-eecf59ef
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Federal agents use teargas and pepper balls to break up Democrat Chicago ICE protest. At least two Democrat protesters arrested as Democrat congressional candidate condemns ‘violent abuse of power.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/19/ice-protest-chicago-police
INDEPENDENT
— Illegals are fleeing across Canadian border after ICE raids as Quebec crossings jump 263%. All the illegals in America were invited in by Democrat and RINO leaders.
https://newswav.com/article/asylum-seekers-are-fleeing-across-canadian-border-after-rampant-ice-raids-a-A2509_Fk4iWA
September 19, 2025
The more that people despise/hate conservatives, the more that they oppose Kirk events. How strong is the opposition to Kirk events in your county, township, municipality, school district, precinct, neighborhood, and street? What Kirk events have the leaders of your township and county Republican organizations and the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party held and/or scheduled? If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organization would host a Kirk event and I would invite all those who knew Kirk to speak at it. If I was still on the Steering Committee of the Illinois Center Right Coalition, I would urge that organization to host a similar event.
CHARLIE KIRK ARTICLES
ABC7
— Suburban community divided over petition to honor Wheeling High School alum Charlie Kirk. Supporters, opponents of Kirk memorial speak out at High School District 214 meeting.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/arlington-heights-high-school-district-214-community-divided-petition-honor-wheeling-alum-charlie-kirk/17845180/
NBC5
— Whether suburban Wheeling school should honor Charlie Kirk being hotly debated
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whether-suburban-wheeling-school-should-honor-charlie-kirk-being-hotly-debated/3826452/
CBS2
— Community debates bid for Wheeling High School to honor alumnus Charlie Kirk. The question of whether to honor the legacy of Charlie Kirk at a local school prompted a heated debate Thursday night in Chicago’s northwest suburbs.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/community-debates-bid-for-wheeling-high-school-to-honor-alumnus-charlie-kirk/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Turning Point USA taps Charlie Kirk’s widow as its next leader, but questions about its future remain. Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want Turning Point USA to fail.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/turning-point-usa-new-leader/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watchlist. An online database compiled by a group affiliated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk identifies close to 50 Illinois college instructors it labels “radical professors.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/19/illinois-professors-watchlist-charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa
DAILY HERALD
— Hate-filled Trump/Kirk-hating Trump/Kirk-haters want hate-filled Trump/Kirk-hating Trump/Kirk-haters to have “free speech.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250919/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-the-first-amendment-is-under-assault-we-should-all-be-defending-it/
QUAD CITIES NEWS
— Illinois bill would name day for Charlie Kirk
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/illinois-bill-would-name-day-for-charlie-kirk/#/questions/5662210
SOUTHERN
— Dept. of Homeland Security enhances security for Charlie Kirk’s funeral
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/09/18/dept-of-homeland-security-enhances-security-for-charlie-kirks-funeral/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Conservative movement led by Charlie Kirk ‘just getting started’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi8zeVszAds
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s astonishing two faces on free speech and Jimmy Kimmel
https://markglennon.substack.com/p/pritzkers-astonishing-two-faces-on
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kirk slaying a ‘wake-up’ call pushing MAGA back to Trump
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3813631/charlie-kirk-slaying-wake-up-call-pushing-maga-back-to-trump/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Columbia Lecturer Calls Charlie Kirk a ‘Dead Nazi’
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/columbia-lecturer-calls-charlie-kirk
NEW YORK POST
— Jimmy Kimmel digs in, refuses to apologize for Charlie Kirk comments
https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/media/jimmy-kimmel-digs-in-refuses-to-apologize-for-charlie-kirk-comments-after-abc-pulls-his-show-indefinitely/
— Jimmy Kimmel smirks as he arrives at LA lawyer’s office after ABC pulled show over Charlie Kirk comments
https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/media/jimmy-kimmel-spotted-after-disney-owned-abc-yanked-show-over-charlie-kirk/
— Late-night hosts defend Jimmy Kimmel in first shows since ABC suspension
https://nypost.com/2025/09/19/media/jimmy-kimmel-supported-by-late-night-hosts-jimmy-fallon-seth-meyers-jon-stewart/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Kirk assassination: An Unavoidable American Conflict
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/09/an_unavoidable_american_conflict.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Senate unanimously votes for remembrance of Charlie Kirk Day
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/09/19/senate-unanimously-votes-for-remembrance-of-charlie-kirk-day-1586337/
BREITBART
— Starbucks: Employees Must Write Charlie Kirk’s Name at Customers’ Request. The negative symbolism of Starbucks taking over Sandberg’s downtown Wheaton store is tremendous. Sandberg was a conservative registered Republican voter in my precinct. Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, and DuPage County did everything that they could to destroy him. I came to his defense.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/18/starbucks-employees-must-write-charlie-kirks-name-at-customers-request/amp
COLLEGE FIX
— Kansas Dept. of Ed official fired after calling Charlie Kirk’s murder ‘well deserved’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/kansas-dept-of-ed-official-fired-after-calling-charlie-kirks-murder-well-deserved/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Western Civilization Has Reached a Turning Point After Charlie Kirk’s Death
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/18/the-west-is-finally-waking-up-charlie-kirk-was-the-spark/
DAILY WIRE
— Jimmy Kimmel Defamed Charlie Kirk And His Supporters. Now He’s Off The Air. Good Riddance. He was never performing any kind of comedy routine. He was simply delivering propaganda on behalf of the Democratic Party.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-defamed-charlie-kirk-and-his-supporters-now-hes-off-the-air-good-riddance/
FOX NEWS
— Senate declares Oct. 14 a ‘National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk’ with unanimous resolution. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., led the passage of a resolution to be observed on Kirk’s birthday.
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/charlie-kirk-shooting-investigation-9-18-2025
— CEO and chair of Turning Point USA chosen to keep Kirk’s legacy alive
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6379769644112
— Pentagon denies NBC report on Charlie Kirk recruiting campaign, calls it ‘100% wrong’ Department of War officials blast network for ‘publishing false claims based on anonymous sources’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/exclusive-pentagon-denies-nbc-report-charlie-kirk-recruiting-campaign-calls-100-wrong
— Ilhan Omar hit with House Ethics complaint over response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Rep. Mike Flood is 1 of 4 House Republicans who voted to table a censure against Rep. Ilhan Omar.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scoop-ilhan-omar-hit-house-ethics-complaint-over-response-charlie-kirk-assassination
FOX SPORTS
— Bills pay tribute to Charlie Kirk ahead of game vs. Dolphins
Bills become 10th team to memorialize conservative commentator after his September assassination
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bills-pay-tribute-charlie-kirk-ahead-game-vs-dolphins
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Kirk’s Funeral Tests Secret Service Yet Again
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/09/19/kirks_funeral_tests_secret_service_yet_again__153308.html
WESTERN JOURNAL
— White House Releases Tribute to Charlie Kirk: ‘You Have No Idea the Fire You Ignited’
https://www.westernjournal.com/white-house-releases-tribute-charlie-kirk-no-idea-fire-ignited/
THE HILL
— What to know about Charlie Kirk’s memorial service
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5510302-charlie-kirk-memorial-event-what-to-know/
— Kirk memorial in Arizona to have Super Bowl-level security
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5511577-super-bowl-security-charlie-kirk-memorial-arizona/
WASHINGTON POST
— Kirk’s killing has galvanized the conservative movement in a singular way
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/19/why-charlie-kirks-funeral-is-seminal-moment-modern-gop/
— Yes, the left has a political violence problem
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/19/charlie-kirk-killing-political-violence-democrats-left/
— Democrats want to promote more hatred against Trump and against Kirk.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2025/09/18/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-celebrities-react/
— The internet culture behind the Kirk shooting suspect’s ‘big meme’ Tyler Robinson’s rifle-cartridge engravings have been mined for clues of a motive. For those steeped in the meme culture that marks so many young American lives, they show only that he was “terminally online.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/19/kirk-shooter-meme-culture/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Protesters pack Hollywood over ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ suspension, calling for an end to censorship
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-18/protestors-flood-hollywood-over-kimmel-suspension
USA TODAY
— Utah Valley University to host ‘Vigil for Unity’ after Charlie Kirk assassination
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/18/utah-valley-university-vigil-charlie-kirk/86231382007/
— The more that you do to defend and advance conservative principles, the more that hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters call you provocative.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2025/09/18/the-political-provocations-that-defined-charlie-kirks-career/86209784007/
— Trump to attend Charlie Kirk memorial. Here’s what to know.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/19/donald-trump-charlie-kirk-memorial/86209834007/
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— ABC affiliates demand Jimmy Kimmel apologize, donate to Charlie Kirk’s family
https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/jimmy-kimmel-apology-charlie-kirk-21055690.php
USA TODAY
— Utah Valley University to host ‘Vigil for Unity’ after Charlie Kirk assassination
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/18/utah-valley-university-vigil-charlie-kirk/86231382007/
BOSTON
— Charlie Kirk vigil draws thousands to Boston Common, ends suddenly due to safety concerns, organizer says
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-vigil-draws-thousands-to-boston-common-ends-suddenly-due-to-safety-concerns-organizer-says/
ABC DENVER
— More than 7,000 people attend vigil for Charlie Kirk at Colorado State’s Canvas Stadium. The vigil was hosted by CSU’s chapter of Turning Point USA, which Kirk founded. CSU told Denver7 it was not affiliated with and did not endorse the event or its speakers.
https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/fort-collins/more-than-7-000-people-attend-vigil-for-charlie-kirk-at-colorado-states-canvas-stadium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bhhclYbPvU
COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
— Thousands attend Turning Point vigil for Charlie Kirk at Colorado State University
https://www.cpr.org/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-vigil-csu-fort-collins/
ABC ROCHESTER
— Rochester remembers Charlie Kirk with peace vigil
https://www.kaaltv.com/news/rochester-remembers-charlie-kirk-with-peace-vigil/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BveDCUsULA0
NBC BOSTON
— Crowds gather to remember Charlie Kirk at Boston vigil
https://www.nbcboston.com/video/on-air/as-seen-on/crowds-gather-to-remember-charlie-kirk-at-boston-vigil/3811701/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEbWdTwlmY0
CBS BOSTON
— Hundreds honor life of Charlie Kirk at candlelight vigil in Boston
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/charlie-kirk-vigil-boston-common/
CBS COLORADO
— More than 7,000 people attend vigil at Colorado State University for Charlie Kirk
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/vigil-held-for-charlie-kirk-in-colorado-liberal-group-also-holds-event-at-csu/
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-state-university-memorial-service-charlie-kirk/
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Democrats want to promote more hatred against Trump and against Kirk.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/article/under-pressure-to-police-comments-on-kirk-21056361.php
DENVER GAZETTE
— Thousands remember Charlie Kirk at Colorado State University vigil Thursday
https://www.denvergazette.com/2025/09/18/thousands-remember-charlie-kirk-at-colorado-state-university-vigil-thursday-2/
FOX SALT LAKE CITY
— Students sign petition against proposed Kirk memorial at Utah Valley University campus. The more that people despise/hate conservatives, the more that they oppose Kirk events. How strong is the opposition to Kirk events in your county, township, municipality, school district, precinct, neighborhood, and street?
https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/students-sign-petition-against-proposed-charlie-kirk-memorial-at-utah-valley-university-campus
FOX COLORADO
— Thousands gathered at CSU for Charlie Kirk candlelight vigil
https://kdvr.com/news/local/thousands-gathered-at-csu-for-charlie-kirk-candlelight-vigil/
FOX FRESNO
— Fresno State Turning Point USA chapter honors Charlie Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMSHNCM82o
DAILY ORANGE
— SU College Republicans hold vigil in memory of Charlie Kirk
https://dailyorange.com/2025/09/su-college-republicans-vigil-memory-charlie-kirk/
FEDERICK NEWS POST
— Hundreds gather in Baker Park to mourn Charlie Kirk
https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/parties/republicans/hundreds-gather-in-baker-park-to-mourn-charlie-kirk/article_d1392a25-59e9-50f1-b64a-97c85da11678.html
WRTV
— Hoosiers honor life of Charlie Kirk at candlelight vigil on Monument Circle
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/downtown-indy/hoosiers-honor-life-of-charlie-kirk-at-candlelight-vigil-on-monument-circle
WCVB
— Hundreds attend Charlie Kirk vigil in Boston
https://www.wcvb.com/article/2-arrested-as-hundreds-attend-charlie-kirk-vigil-in-boston/67954680
WGBH
— Vigil held on Boston Common for slain political activist Charlie Kirk
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-09-18/vigil-held-on-boston-common-for-slain-political-activist-charlie-kirk
WFYI
— Indianapolis vigil for Charlie Kirk emphasizes faith, remembrance
https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/indianapolis-vigil-charlie-kirk-monument-circle
WWNY TV
— Resolution honoring Charlie Kirk rejected after condemnation from NAACP branch
https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/09/18/resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk-shot-down-after-condemnation-naacp-branch/
KTIV
— Residents of Dickinson County hold vigil for Charlie Kirk
https://www.ktiv.com/2025/09/19/residents-dickinson-county-hold-vigil-charlie-kirk/
KTTC
— Rochester vigil honors Charlie Kirk
https://www.kttc.com/2025/09/19/rochester-vigil-honors-charlie-kirk-calls-peace-amid-national-tragedies/
KATV
— Large crowd gathers for Kirk vigil
https://katv.com/news/local/large-crowd-gathers-for-searcy-charlie-kirk-vigil
DAILY PRINCETONIAN
— Heritage Foundation yanks lecture at Princeton after Kirk’s death, citing security concerns
https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/09/princeton-news-whig-clio-heritage-foundation-charlie-kirk-free-speech-security
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump/Kirk-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump/Kirk
https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/09/princeton-opinion-column-charlie-kirk-conservative-free-speech-legacy
AXIOS
— Senate passes “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk”
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-national-day-remembrance-senate
— Expect tight security at State Farm Stadium for Charlie Kirk memorial
https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2025/09/18/security-state-farm-phoenix-stadium-charlie-kirk-memorial
MEAWW
— Kirk supporters petition Starbucks to honor him by adding his signature drink to menus
https://news.meaww.com/charlie-kirk-supporters-petition-starbucks-to-honor-him-by-adding-his-signature-drink-to-menus
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Trump Calls For Ilhan Omar’s Impeachment Over Charlie Kirk Remark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxrIsDIv8rM
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Kirk legacy grows: U.S. military may start recruitment campaign to honor him as Trump set to award Presidential Medal of Freedom
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/charlie-kirk-legacy-grows-u-s-military-may-start-recruitment-campaign-to-honor-him-as-donald-trump-set-to-award-presidential-medal-of-freedom/articleshow/123990186.cms
OTHER ARTICLES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker’s office scrubs photo with intervention worker later charged in fatal Mag Mile crash-and-grab
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/gov-jb-pritzkers-office-scrubs-photo-with-intervention-worker-later-charged-in-fatal-mag-mile-crash-and-grab/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/chicago-schools-ice/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/18/ice-arrests-immigration-broadview-midway-blitz-trump
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Mamdani.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/18/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-trump-cuomo-adams-obama-s-e-cupp
— Foundations ever-increasingly promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2025/09/18/chicago-foundations-join-coalition-decrying-white-houses-threats-against-philanthropic-groups
— ICE targets Chicago police in recruitment advertising campaign. The ad campaign aims to bring in 14,050 new hires to ICE, touting a signing bonus of up to $50,000 and other benefits. It coincides with President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement effort in Chicago.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/media/2025/09/18/ice-targets-chicago-police-in-its-recruitment-advertising-campaign
DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County Board gives raises to elected officials
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250918/news/mchenry-county-board-gives-raises-to-elected-officials/
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Judges Face Complaints Over Political Activities. One of them is from Elmhurst. Both deny they broke the judicial code of conduct.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/amp/32970991/dupage-judges-face-complaints-over-political-activities
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
DAILY LINE
— Illinois Republicans propose changes to Pretrial Fairness Act
https://www.thedailyline.com/forms/shares/new?page_id=36129
AMERICAN THINKER
— What well-funded leftists protest and what they don’t
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/it_is_astonishing_what_well_funded_leftists_protest_and_what_they_don_t.html
— Immigration Enforcement that Americans will Support
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/09/immigration_enforcement_that_americans_will_support.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Cornell University discriminates against non-marginalized students in favor of marginalized students. According to Democrat and RINO leaders, those who are the following are marginalized by Republicans: liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, have less money than others, have financial, health, and/or other problems, boozers, stoners, criminals, citizens of foreign countries, etc.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/09/18/non-marginalized-students-told-to-avoid-recruiting-events-at-cornell-1586178/
BREITBART
— Nancy Mace Files Bill to Eliminate D.C. DEI Offices, Left’s ‘Ideological Playground’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/18/exclusive-nancy-mace-files-bill-to-eliminate-d-c-dei-offices-lefts-ideological-playground/
FOX NEWS
— Cornell MBA council warns ‘non-marginalized’ students to avoid minority recruiting events. Graduate school council warns ‘non-marginalized’ students attending events for marginalized groups could damage recruiting outcomes. According to Democrat and RINO leaders, those who are the following are marginalized by Republicans: liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, have less money than others, have financial, health, and/or other problems, boozers, stoners, criminals, citizens of foreign countries, etc.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/cornell-mba-council-warns-non-marginalized-students-avoid-minority-recruiting-events-report
NEW YORK TIMES
— 11 N.Y. Officials Arrested Trying to Access ICE Detention Cells
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/nyregion/elected-officials-arrested-ice-new-york.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters hate cancellation of hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2025/09/18/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-abc-off-the-air/
BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT
— 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists. Since I was 17 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have used against me my not getting any scholarships. They stress that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money and/or education.
https://www.bsd405.org/about-us/news/news-details/~board/bsd-news/post/2026-national-merit-scholarship-program
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly succeed in promoting more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/now-the-right-muzzles-free-speech-00acde84
DAILY KOS
— Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly anti-American, if not America-haters.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/18/2344270/-Trump-s-push-for-patriotic-education-is-predictably-corrupt-and-dumb
THE HINDU
— Caste system root of inequality. What Caste were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/caste-system-root-of-inequality-says-chief-minister-siddaramaiah/article70061190.ece/amp/
September 16, 2025
Your reaction to the Kirk assignation defines not only what you think of conservatives, it defines who you really are.
What do you say to people who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who hint/imply/argue/shout that Kirk brought in on himself by being too conservative? I should write about the aforesaid people. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal drug use.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/15/narcan-vending-machines-cta/
— Black leaders concerned about ‘unwelcome’ climate in East Aurora School District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/14/column-black-leaders-concerned-about-unwelcome-climate-in-east-aurora-school-district/
SOUTHERN
— As many remember Charlie Kirk, others debate his legacy. Your reaction to the Kirk assignation defines not only what you think of conservatives, it defines who you really are.
https://thesouthern.com/life-entertainment/faith/as-many-remember-charlie-kirk-others-debate-his-legacy/article_cc5e2179-89d1-5b8b-a435-43fc852b75c5.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-09-16/donald-trump-files-15-billion-defamation-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times
NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Man Released After Being Charged In Connection With 6 Burglaries In Naperville. Prudencio Ugaban, 54, was charged in connection with a string of retail burglaries that took place between July 24 and Sept. 7.
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/man-charged-connection-6-burglaries-naperville
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— As Republican leaders in Illinois have ever-increasingly dumped more planks in the Republican Party platform, Republican candidates in Illinois have lost more elections.
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/the-trump-trap-has-doomed-illinois-republicans/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-591/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Buffalo Grove Teacher Tries to Block Kirk Tribute; Nancy Mace Calls to Defund Schools Lacking Accountability
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/09/buffalo-grove-teacher-tries-to-block-kirk-tribute-nancy-mace-calls-to-defund-schools-lacking-accountability.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— WICS-ABC20 Springfield TV anchor Beni Rae Harmony resigns after being suspended for airing ‘non-partisan tribute’ to Charlie Kirk. Harmony worked as a producer and administrator for Turning Point USA in the Washington, DC- Baltimore area from Aug. 2021 to Feb. 2022, according to her LinkedIn.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/16/us-news/illinois-tv-anchor-beni-rae-harmony-resigns-after-being-suspended-for-airing-non-partisan-tribute-to-charlie-kirk-following-his-assassination/
— FBI Director Kash Patel reveals details about Kirk assassin’s texts
https://nypost.com/2025/09/16/us-news/fbi-director-kash-patel-reveals-details-about-alleged-kirk-assassins-texts/
— Visa revocations already underway for foreigners who celebrate Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Marco Rubio says: ‘Prepare to be deported’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/16/us-news/visa-revocations-already-underway-for-foreigners-who-celebrate-charlie-kirks-assassination-marco-rubio-says-prepare-to-be-deported/
— Old man who falsely claimed he shot Charlie Kirk is known ‘gadfly’ who told cops he did it to ‘draw attention real shooter’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/16/us-news/old-man-who-falsely-claimed-he-shot-charlie-kirk-told-cops-he-did-it-to-draw-attention-real-shooter-report/
— Robinson’s ominous texts before Kirk assassination reveal his motive
https://nypost.com/2025/09/15/us-news/tyler-robinsons-ominous-texts-before-charlie-kirk-assassination-could-reveal-his-alleged-motive/
— Vance says if it weren’t for Charlie Kirk, he wouldn’t be VP
https://nypost.com/2025/09/15/us-news/jd-vance-makes-surprising-admission-in-wake-of-charlie-kirks-death/
AMERICAN THINKER
— What infuriated the left was that Democrats couldn’t compete with him or his ideas. So they killed him.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/how_many_times_can_you_say_these_awful_things.html
BREITBART
— ABC Affiliate Reporter in Illinois Resigns After Being Suspended for Charlie Kirk Tribute
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/16/abc-affiliate-reporter-resigns-after-being-suspended-for-charlie-kirk-tribute/
— Oxford Union President Faces No Confidence Vote over Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Killing
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/09/15/oxford-union-president-faces-no-confidence-vote-over-celebrating-charlie-kirks-killing/
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Why the Left Celebrated Kirk’s Death and What To Do About It. Your reaction to the Kirk assignation defines not only what you think of conservatives, it defines who you really are.
https://www.creators.com/read/victor-joecks/09/25/why-the-left-celebrated-kirks-death-and-what-to-do-about-it
FOX NEWS
— Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin confessed in Discord chat
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/charlie-kirk-s-suspected-assassin-confessed-in-discord-chat-report-says/vi-AA1MBg3N
— Vance hosts ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ as memorial for conservative icon nears
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/vp-vance-host-charlie-kirk-show-memorial-arizona-9-15-2025
— Why blaming ‘the left’ is easier than deterring violence after Charlie Kirk’s murder. President makes comments following Charlie Kirk murder as he rejects suggestions about right-wing violence. If you condone, promote, or engage in violence, by definition, you are not right-wing.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/why-blaming-the-left-easier-than-deterring-violence-after-charlie-kirks-murder
— Young people restore Charlie Kirk memorial mural with Bible verses after vandals deface tribute. Vandals wrote ‘a good Nazi is a dead Nazi’ and ‘Free Palestine’ across Kirk memorial at Pensacola’s Graffiti Bridge
https://www.foxnews.com/us/young-people-restore-charlie-kirk-memorial-mural-bible-verses-after-vandals-deface-tribute
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired over Race-Baiting Charlie Kirk Rant
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/washington-post-columnist-says-she-was-fired-over-race-baiting-charlie-kirk-rant/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Vance’s emotional tribute to his murdered friend Charlie Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9Up9B4bz0
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSNBC
— ‘Horrific moment’: Kirk killing reveals deep divides in U.S. Your reaction to the Kirk assignation defines not only what you think of conservatives, it defines who you really are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXoYQaNRaV0
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly prefer foreign students over American students.
https://apnews.com/article/travel-ban-trump-college-international-students-2b23373c85cafbdcfc7a2498d66cb83d
ABC NEWS
— Robinson tracked Kirk’s schedule for days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=graQgIk2NOM
CBS NEWS
— Many Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations scrapped due to ICE raid fears, changed political climate
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hispanic-heritage-month-very-different-ice-raids-changed-political-climate/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Honor Charlie Kirk at Vigil in the Capitol. Only a handful of Democrats and none of the party’s top leaders attended the ceremony, an outpouring of praise and mourning for the right-wing activist, who was assassinated last week. Because I did not know Kirk, I do not have standing to organize an event in Wheaton for Kirk. But what if someone in Wheaton who knew Kirk arranged an event for Kirk? How many would attend? Who would attend? Who would boycott the event?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/republicans-charlie-kirk-vigil-capitol.html
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010401038/republicans-charlie-kirk-vigil-capitol.html
— Trump Announces New Deadly Strike on Boat From Venezuela
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/15/us/trump-news
— Affirmative Action Is Dead. What Should Universities Do Now? UIC accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992 because they could find a qualified minority or female.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/books/review/the-fall-of-affirmative-action-justin-driver.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/opinion/trump-charlie-kirk.html
— Democrats Cannot Just Buy Back the Working Class.. My critics/opponents despise if not hate the working class. I was a member of the working class for 33 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/opinion/democrats-working-class-hardhat-riot.html
— Voucher Push Is Reshaping Private School Education. My parents had a lot less money because they paid to send my brother and I to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. Because of that, I had to work my way through college. Because of that, my GPA suffered.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/us/voucher-study-private-school-tuition.html
— Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/chicago-trump-ice-mexican-immigrants.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump is ever-increasingly cracking down on criminals and illegals. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-show.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/us/charlie-kirk-college-campuses-american-political-battles.html?searchResultPosition=2
WASHINGTON POST
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasing promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/15/texas-tech-charlie-kirk-camryn-booker/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/15/vance-charlie-kirk-podcast-episode/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasing promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-15/director-of-dei-at-ucla-on-leave-after-charlie-kirk-posts
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: To destroy traditional marriage and family, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy men.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/09/christian-manosphere-ideology-male-primacy-politics-women/84423882007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: My father never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. My mother never attended high school and never worked outside of the home until after he died. But nevertheless, they sent my brother and I to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. My critics/opponents have always used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents, and therefore me, as being filthy rich.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/health/2025/09/08/high-child-care-return-to-office-women/85975262007/
— Democrat GAO
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/09/07/what-makes-company-reputation-happy-employees/85666449007/
12 NEWS
— Turning Point USA’s Tyler Bowyer speaks at Charlie Kirk vigil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FuV2h_S2c8
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Unleashes the Antisocial Media. Our newly democratized digital discourse seems on track to turn into a French Revolution-style terror.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/charlie-kirks-assassination-unleashes-the-antisocial-media-a469c85d
— Your reaction to the Kirk assignation defines not only what you think of conservatives, it defines who you really are.
https://www.wsj.com/business/charlie-kirk-death-social-media-post-jobs-0773a8ac
FORBES
— ‘They Are Being Radicalized’: Trump, Bondi Warn Of Youth Radicalization After Kirk Assassination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggJEvIALIJQ
FAST COMPANY
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasing promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91404996/far-right-groups-are-doxxing-people-who-criticize-charlie-kirks-death
NEW STATEMAN
— Your reaction to the Kirk assignation defines not only what you think of conservatives, it defines who you really are.
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2025/09/why-charlie-kirk-was-killed
HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Gets Royal U.K. Welcome As Right Rages Over Charlie Kirk Killing. King Charles III hosts the president this week with a lavish, multiday ceremony aimed at diplomacy. The right, meanwhile, is grappling with Kirk’s murder. Your reaction to the Kirk assignation defines not only what you think of conservatives, it defines who you really are.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-king-charles-live-updates_n_68c80c2be4b0642964ce9b92
AXIOS
— Rubio says U.S. is deporting visa holders who celebrated Kirk’s killing
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/16/kirk-death-us-revoking-visas-rubio-deportations
— Why Arizona is the epicenter of Charlie Kirk memorials
https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2025/09/16/arizona-charlie-kirk-memorials-funeral
FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— Illinois reporter Beni Rae Harmony suspended for on-air comments on Charlie Kirk’s death; resigns
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/video-illinois-reporter-beni-rae-harmony-suspended-for-on-air-comments-on-charlie-kirks-death-resigns-later/articleshow/123911496.cms
SKY NEWS
— Leftist media ‘spewing lies’ in desperate attempt to smear Charlie Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiWfJWsfCII
— Leftie influencers ‘hypocrisy’ exposed in celebration of Charlie Kirk’s murder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z5i88eVjHw
— Gen Z will mourn Charlie Kirk as man who could connect with youth like ‘no one else could’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itl192EidHE
— Vance honors Charlie Kirk’s critical role in the election of the Trump administration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP8O_I3WM2k
— Vance says ‘left-wing extremism’ contributed to killing – as ‘confession message’ revealed
https://news.sky.com/story/jd-vance-hosts-charlie-kirk-show-in-tribute-to-influencer-and-claims-left-wing-extremism-a-factor-in-assassination-13431822
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Who is Beni Rae Harmony? Illinois’ ABC-affiliate anchor resigns over Charlie Kirk tribute.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-beni-rae-harmony-illinois-abc-affiliate-anchor-resigns-over-charlie-kirk-tribute-row-101757983676934.html
— Tyler Robinson’s chilling texts before Charlie Kirk shooting reveal his motive
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/could-tyler-robinsons-chilling-texts-before-charlie-kirk-shooting-reveal-his-motive-what-we-know-101758002120713.html
— Tyler Robinson confession: What the alleged Charlie Kirk killer said on Discord
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/tyler-robinson-confession-what-the-alleged-charlie-kirk-killer-said-on-discord-101757997726470.html
— How Charlie Kirk Changed American Politics
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/how-charlie-kirk-changed-american-politics-101758005243818.html
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Vance says national unity is impossible with those who celebrate Kirk’s killing
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/jd-vance-says-national-unity-is-impossible-with-those-celebrating-charlie-kirks-killing/articleshow/123916660.cms
FEDERAL
— Rubio says visa revocations underway for those celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder
https://thefederal.com/category/international/rubio-visa-revocations-charlie-kirk-assassination-206949
— Trump sues New York Times for USD 15 bn, calls it ‘most degenerate’ newspaper The lawsuit alleges a ‘decades-long campaign of lies’ by the newspaper against the US president, his family, business and the ‘nation as a whole.’
https://thefederal.com/category/international/trump-sues-nyt-15-billion-dollars-democratic-mouthpiece-206944
September 14, 2025 Evening Edition
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would host an event honoring Kirk. I would invite all those who knew Kirk to speak at that event. If I was still an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, I would urge the organization to host a similar event. While I did not know Kirk, I know/knew many who knew Kirk .- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar dies at 79
https://abc7chicago.com/post/jim-edgar-death-former-republican-illinois-governor-dies-age-79/17816264/
— Democrat leaders use Mexican Independence Day parade to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mexican-independence-day-parade-held-little-village-show-pride-amid-ice-raids-not-going-let-anyone-scare-us/17816100/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders use Mexican Independence Day parade to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mexican-independence-day-parade-goes-on-in-little-village-amid-ice-enforcement-worries/3823934/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders use Mexican Independence Day parade to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-mexican-independence-day-parade-little-village-ice-activity-worries/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-leaders-condemn-ice-incidents
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/14/activist-ice-little-village-court-petition/
— Anticipate/expect ever-increasing hatred against Kirk from Democrat leaders.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/14/charlie-kirks-killing-critics/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— National Guard members, employees run the gamut politically, based on a review of their campaign giving
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/14/national-guard-chicago-president-trump-campaign-contributions-illinois
— The murder of Charlie Kirk prompted a lot of liberals to miss the point in a startling public fashion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/14/charlie-kirk-assassination-social-media-battle-liberals-conservatives
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders want to protect hate-filled Kirk-hating Kirk-haters
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/employees-face-backlash-termination-for-public-comments-on-charlie-kirks-assassination-office-depot-american-airlines-sean-duffy-vigil-x-statement-clemson-college-anastasios-kamoutsas-teachers-educators-social-media
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/bloomington-normal-groups-rally-in-solidarity-with-chicago-against-ice-actions/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Charlie Kirk: A Man for All Seasons
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-a-man-for-all-seasons
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Gets 18,000 Requests for New Chapters
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/14/charlie-kirks-turning-point-gets-18000-requests-for-new-chapters/
— Former Governor Jim Edgar Dies of Pancreatic Cancer, Looking at Legislation, Especially Income Taxes & Pensions
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/14/former-governor-jim-edgar-dies-of-pancreatic-cancer-looking-at-legislation-especially-income-taxes-pensions/
— D300 School Board President Nancy Zettler Writes Charlie Kirk Assassination Was “Karma”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/14/d300-school-board-president-nancy-zettler-writes-charlie-kirk-assassination-was-karma/
— Crystal Lake Grade School Board Considering Censuring Colleague
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/14/crystal-lake-grade-school-board-considering-censuring-colleague/,
— Democrats Plan Taxing Everyone to Subsidize 9% Who Take Mass Transit to Work
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/14/11549/
— NPR: Motive of the Shooter Not Known
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/13/npr-we-dont-know-the-motive-of-the-shooter/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Speaker Michael Johnson vows to defend Charlie Kirk’s legacy and carry forward his message
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/14/michael-johnson-house-speaker-vows-defend-charlie-kirks-legacy-carry/
— Kirk’s assassin lived with transgender romantic partner and had left-wing views, Utah governor says
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/14/investigators-examine-transgender-leftist-ideology-motives-charlie/
— Trump sees Charlie Kirk’s slaying as an attack on MAGA movement
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/14/lindsey-graham-south-carolina-republican-trump-sees-charlie-kirks/
— Rifle in Charlie Kirk killing complicates the usual gun-control narrative
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/14/rifle-charlie-kirk-killing-complicates-usual-gun-control-narrative/
— Bondi, DOJ overhaul immigration rulings to clamp down on bogus asylum claims
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/14/bondi-doj-overhaul-immigration-rulings-clamp-bogus-asylum-claims/
— Democrats’ moderately liberal mask slipping off. Party faces identity crisis as socialism takes center stage.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/14/democrats-moderately-liberal-mask-slipping/
— Our sons are in crisis, and we’re all paying the price. We must teach our boys how to be men.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/14/sons-crisis-paying-price/
— The left’s evil response to Charlie Kirk’s murder. The Turning Point USA founder was executed for being a Christian.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/14/lefts-evil-response-charlie-kirks-murder/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Charlie Kirk’s murder shines light on a nation divided
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/3805967/charlie-kirk-murder-nation-divided-political-violence/
— What do Democrats know about solving Chicago’s problems?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3805864/what-do-democrats-know-about-solving-chicagos-problems/
— Denver school shooting suspect expressed neo-Nazi views online
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3806939/denver-school-shooting-suspect-neo-nazi-views-online/
NEW YORK POST
— Kirk assassination suspect had ‘furry’ fixation, and his trans boyfriend proclaimed support for Biden on social media
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/us-news/charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect-had-furry-fixation-trans-boyfriend-proclaimed-support-for-bidden/
— Charlie Kirk assassination investigation widens to probe whether pro-trans, online groups knew in advance
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/us-news/charlie-kirk-assassination-investigation-widens-to-probe-pro-trans-online-groups/
— Chicago Dem pol wants Trump to send in the National Guard — and says ‘half’ of city leaders agree but are too scared to admit it
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/us-news/chicago-democratic-leader-wants-trump-to-send-in-the-national-guard/
— Utah Gov. Spencer Cox decries ‘cancer’ of social media and its ‘direct role’ in every assassination over past 5 years
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/us-news/utah-gov-savages-cancer-of-social-media-played-a-direct-role-in-every-single-assassination-over-past-five-years/
— Minneapolis shooting was driven by anti-Catholic hatred that the media ignores
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/opinion/minneapolis-shooting-was-driven-by-anti-catholic-hatred-media-ignores/
— Charlie Kirk’s assassination is the result of a decade of anti-Trump rhetoric from the left
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/opinion/michael-goodwin-charlie-kirks-assassination-is-the-result-of-a-decade-of-anti-trump-rhetoric-from-the-left/
— Charlie Kirk lived out the mission that our universities betrayed
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/opinion/charlie-kirk-lived-out-the-mission-our-universities-betrayed/
— Teen in t-shirt similar to one worn by accused Charlie Kirk killer tramples memorial outside Turning Point USA
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/us-news/teen-tramples-charlie-kirk-memorial-outside-turning-point-usa/
BREITBART
— Pritzker, Newsom Promoted Trump Death Jokes Before Kirk Assassination
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/14/pritzker-newsom-promoted-trump-death-jokes-before-kirk-assassination/
DAILY WIRE
— Democrat Strategist Called Kirk A ‘Terrible Demon Boy’ Just Days Before Murder. She previously did work for both Buttigieg and Biden.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-strategist-called-charlie-kirk-a-terrible-demon-boy-just-days-before-murder
EPOCH TIMES
— Charlie Kirk Assassination Stirs Fears of Rising Political Violence
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/charlie-kirk-assassination-stirs-fears-of-rising-political-violence-5913784
FOX NEWS
— Details emerge from investigation into Kirk assassination
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/charlie-kirk-shooting-utah-memorial-9-14-2025
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: 59% of Young Voters Support Income Caps, 40% Support Penalties for Free Speech, and 59% Support UN Authority Over the United States. According to my critics/opponents, I have always been grossly overpaid.
https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-59-of-young-voters-support-income-caps-40-support-penalties-for-free-speech-and-59-support-un-authority-over-the-united-states/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Income Caps: A majority (59%) of young voters support imposing maximum income levels for individuals. Support for various income ceilings included $100M (17%), $10M (15%), $1M (12%), $500k (8%), $200k (4%), $100k (4%), whereas only 27% opposed the income caps outright.)
NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Returns to Form: Democrats Spew ‘White Supremacist’ Crime Crackdown, ICE ‘Terrorism’
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2025/09/14/msnbc-returns-form-dems-spew-white-supremacist-crime-crackdown
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Utah Gov. Cox shares more details from investigation into motive of Kirk shooting suspect
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/utah-gov-cox-shares-more-details-from-investigation-into-motive-of-kirk-shooting-suspect
REUTERS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicago-area-residents-mourn-immigrant-fatally-shot-after-injuring-ice-agent-2025-09-14/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— More Americans Are Stuck With the Jobs They Can Get, Not the Ones They Want. I wanted a career in the automotive industry. That ended when I was 22 years old in 1971 when my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS. My father had died suddenly in 1969 and I was helping support my mother and brother.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/underemployed-americans-part-time-jobs-a203308e